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April 1 1, 1950 J. D. LUCERO PROJECTILE RETURN TARGET 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fil ed Feb. 15, 1946 JUAN DRAGHI LUOERO ATTD R N EYE April 11, 1950 J. D. LUCERO PROJECTILE RETURN TARGET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 15, 1946 FIG.5

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ATTIJRNYEYS Patented Apr. 11, 1950 UNITED STATES ears-NT oFFjlcE; 7 2,504,030 g PROJECTILE RllTURN: TARGET Juan Draghi Lucero Mendoza,. Argentina Application February 15, 1946; Serial No. 64 L910 1 Claim. (Cl. 273-403) This invention relates to a game of. skill that can be played in a. horizontal or vertical direction.

An object of this invention is to provide a game that when played in a horizontal direction is similar to shuffle board or volley ball.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for catching a puck thrown vertical at an elevated position above the ground.

.A further object of the invention is to provide a game having the various. parts thereof formed in an attractive and decorative manner.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described. claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational View partly in, section of an embodiment of the game used in vertical play.

Figure 2 is a front view of the removable puck catcher.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the device for lifting the supporting pole for the puck catcher.

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view of the puck removing means mounted in the puck catcher.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detailed plan view of the sectional plate for supporting the puck catching pole in a true vertical position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing the numeral 36 designates the playing surface for the game which may be a prepared or natural surface that is flat and level.

An excavation 32 is made to receive a tubular housing 34 which is firmly fixed in the playing surface by means of cement 36 or similar material.

A square shaped recess 38 is formed in the cement 36 at the top of the housing 34 to receive the sections 46 which are provided at the inner marginal edges thereof with semicircular openings 42 to conform to the tubular supporting pole 44 which is telescopically fitted over the tubular pole 46 fixed in the housing 34. Wedges 48 can be inserted between the sections and the sides of the recess 38 to align the pole 44 in a true vertical position.

Poles 44 and 46 are provided with apertures 50 by means of which the height of pole 44 can be adjusted and fasteners 52 inserted in the apertures 5U fix the poles in adjusted positions.

Removably secured on the top of the pole 44 by means of the conforming collar 54 of the tubular member 55 is the puck catcher 56- 'which. in. this: instance is provided with afiatv catching Surface 58 and decorative outer surface 60. Set screws 52 fix the catcher 5 5 to the end of the pole 44".

When it is desired to raise the pole 44 the deviceshown in Figure 3; is used which comprises the:

lever 64 pivoted at 5.8 on the fulcrum 68.,having the base (it which is positioned on the playing surface 33 when in use. Thelever 6'4 has'aforkedl end it which is adapted to engage in the. aper tures 54 whereby the pole is raised when pressure is applied to the handle 12 on the opposite end" of the lever 64. To raise the pole 44. it will be necessary to remove the fasteners 52 and to prevent the pole 44* from moving downward asup porting member 74 having a base it and a forked end it isprovided. The-forked end 7:8 being in:

serted in appropriate apertures 5!; to fix the-pole and; prevent its downward movement while being adjusted. The reverse would apply should it: be desired to lower pole 44. The front ofqthe catcher 55 is provided with. an: indicatingv arrow 89 the use of Which will be later explained.

To discharge the puck from the catcher 56 an arm 82 hinged at 84 is received in the countersink 86 in the surface 58 of the catcher. Secured to the center of the arm 82 by a link 88 is the curved portion 90 of the actuating lever 92 which is slidably mounted in clamps 94 secured to the inner surface of the pole 44 by fasteners 95 relatively spaced in relation to each other. The lower end of the lever is weighted at 98 to retain the lever in normal lowered position and a chain I00 is secured to the weight 98 by a hook I02. The chain )0 is trained over a pulley I04 mounted in a bracket I06 secured to the inner surface of the pole 44 intermediate of the clamps 94 by fasteners 108. The chain then extends through alined openings I ID in the pole 44 and member 55 from where it extends downwardly parallel with the pole 44 to enter the playing surface 30 at H2 and then extends through the tubular member I I4 to end in the housing I IS with a ring handle l !3 on the end thereof. The housing H6 is provided with a hinged cover I29 and the housing is positioned in the playing surface at a convenient location with regard to the player I22. It will be seen in Figure 12 that the collar 54 conforms to a shoulder I24 formed on the pole 44 and wedges G26 secured to the pole 44 by a chain I28, which can be inserted between the end of the pole 44 and the member 55 to firmly fix the catcher 56.

In playing the game in a vertical manner a shovel I30 is used such as is disclosed in my copending application for Projecting stick, filed April 22, 1948, Serial No. 22,564.

A puck I40 such as is disclosed in my co-pending application for Projectile," filed April 22, 1948, Serial No. 22,565, is used with the aforementioned shovel I30 and the puck as set forth in the application is provided with indicia adapted to correspond with the arrow on the catcher 56 during the playing of the game.

When playing in a horizontal position a shovel is used as is disclosed in my co-pending application for Projecting stick" filed April 22, 1948, Serial No. 22,564.

When playing the game vertically the player assumes the position shown in Figure 1 and attempts by means' of the shovel I30 to cast the puck I40 on the playing surface of the puck catcher. The puck catcher shown and described employing various playing surfaces may be used as desired, and attempts can be made to align the arrows on the pucks and the catchers or different colored sections may be designated to lie on the puck catcher. If the puck lands on the playing surface it can be removed by either of the methods previously described. Scoring can be determined upon by the players and rules consistent with the play may be used. The height of the pole can be varied by the device previously explained and the game can be played either indoors or outdoors by using the various equipment designed for this purpose.

Thus a game of skill has been provided that is to be played in a vertical manner and it is believed that the playing of the game, the implements used therewith and their construction will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

It is also to be understood that invention is not to be strictly confined to the structure shown and described, since changes therein may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A game apparatus of the character described which is adapted to be used with a playing field comprising a tubular standard, means embedded in the playing field for adjustably mounting said standard in vertical relation to said playing field, a projectile receiving means on the upper end of the standard, a horizontally disposed arm pivotally mounted in the upper surface of the receiving means, and means connected to said arm extending downwardly of the receiving means adjacent to the standard and onto the playing field for pivotally moving said arm to remove the projectile therefrom after it has been cast thereon, a lever loosely connected to said arm and adapted to extend downwardly into said standard, guide means carried by the standard inwardly thereof for slidably receiving said lever and the means connected to said arm comprises a chain having a handle on the free end thereof.

JUAN DRAGHI LUCERO.

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